Seeking alternative Editing Software

Been using Premiere Pro (cs6) for a while, and the lack of support/features/tutorials for it has had me start looking for an alternative editing program. And given Adobe's Subscription model (and I'm not well off - am an aspiring youtube content creator - but can afford a single one-time payment option, provided its not TOO huge) I'm looking for an alternative to Adobe.

I tried Hitfilm, but noticed the "out point" doesn't seem to snap to the end of the track. And while i can make a mask on a video to create a border, I cannot seem to get a stroke effect to then be added to the mask (its a brand thing I'm striving for).

I then tried Filmora, and it seemed good, but I noticed there is no "bezier" option for keyframes (moving assets are very "sudden STOP" when I'd prefer a more gentle flow). I noticed Filmora Pro had this, but thats been discontinued, and the current Filmora seems to not have the "control" option anywhere I can find for that.

Is it possible I'm missing something for either of these? Or can people offer me any other alternatives (I've done research, but feel a lot of the videos are paid/sponsored advertising, so trying to find some layman opinions).

Thankyou for any assistance!

Posted Oct 22, 2022, 8:12 AM UTC

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2old2care•

DaVinci Resolve. The free version does almost everything. You can buy the full version for $300 after you learn it and need the extra advanced features. What's not to like?

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Hearthacnut•

DaVinci resolve is the way to go

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AintPatrick•

If someone stole everything I own and I had to get stuff to edit video for the least ongoing expense and the best quality for low budget I’d be looking for a used Mac of some kind and buy Final Cut Pro for the one time cost of $299.

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